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Posted at12:2721 Dec2017

Level crossing blunder 'cuts off festive shoppers'

Tony Roe

BBC East Midlands political editor

The "pantomime" of level crossing barriers in Newark closing at 10:00 rather than 22:00, cutting off the town to Christmas shoppers, has been raised in the House of Commons by Newark MP Robert Jenrick.

BBC

Conservative Mr Jenrick said Network Rail had made the blunder on Saturdays, preventing shoppers getting in.

"It's a good job that Santa will be arriving through the air on a sleigh as he won't be able to get in to the town," he said.

Leader of the House, Andrea Leadsom, advised him to seek an adjournment debate on the issue.

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Posted at17:2729 Nov2017

Lancaster Bomber replica plans 'at an early stage'

Barbara Stimpson

BBC Radio Lincolnshire

A full size replica of a Lancaster Bomber could soon welcome visitors to Bomber County.

Plans have been revealed for land off the A46 near Newark.

Bomber County Gateway Trust

Ken Sadler from the Bomber County Gateway Trust says the idea's at an early stage:

We'd like to hope that we can get some structural engineering help to help design it and then some fabrication help in order to construct it and of course some funds to make sure that we can do it properly."

Speed cameras to be installed as part of £25m project

The cameras will go on Peafield Lane and is part of a £25m Nottinghamshire County Council scheme to improve the county's roads.

They will spend £3.1 on improving road surfaces and new traffic signals will go on the A60 in Ravenshead and on London Road in Newark.

Nottinghamshire County Council

There will be six schemes to help protect properties from flooding in Stapleford, Daybrook, Calverton, Newthorpe, Southwell, Hucknall, Gunthorpe,
Lowdham and Carlton-on-Trent.

There are also plans for a new cycle network in Arnold and Carlton.

The local authority has promised continued investment to create the new £40m Gedling Access Road, which will help relieve the pressure from new housing.

Work on the road will begin next year and is expected to open by 2020.

Nottinghamshire County Council

Posted at14:0413 Sep2017

Keep your eyes peeled for this apple

Maryam Qaiser

BBC Local Live

This amazing apple has been created by a farmer who ploughed the shape in a field.

Extraordinary John Starkey Bramley Apple Products

Farmer Tim Butler created it for Sir John Starkey and it represents the Bramley apple.

In 1910, Mr John R. Starkey, then MP for Newark, planted a Bramley apple orchard and his grandson, Sir John Starkey, and his daughter, Suzannah have kept the fruit-growing tradition alive at their home in Norwood Park.

BreakingNewark man arrested at airport after returning from fighting IS

Emma Vardy

Home Affairs Correspondent

A care worker who travelled to Syria to fight against so-called Islamic State has been arrested at Manchester Airport.

Aiden Aslin, from Newark, is one of several British nationals who have been fighting alongside the Kurdish militia the YPG.

PA

A spokesman for Nottinghamshire Police said he was arrested "following claims he had allegedly engaged in the preparation to fight against [Islamic State] and possessed articles for terrorist purposes in Iraq/Syria".

The YPG is not a proscribed group in the UK and no Brits have been charged for fighting against IS with the Kurds, but the Home Office has repeatedly warned that returning fighters will face questioning.

Posted at11:596 Sep2017

Tour of Britain: Hundreds line streets of Mansfield

Maryam Qaiser

BBC Local Live

Fantastic view of the start of Stage 4 of the Tour of Britain, captured by BBC sport reporter Colin Hazelden earlier.

BBC

Posted at17:044 Sep2017

Karen Jacquet: Family pay tribute after death in Newark

Liam Barnes

BBC News Online

The family of a woman who died after being assaulted in Newark last month has paid tribute to her.

Karen Jacquet, 59, was pronounced dead at the scene after she was found by police officers at a property on Mill Lane.